ANOTHER CASE OF BUSH VS. REALITY

BUSH:

MS. PERINO: Well, this is an issue that's been going on for some while. The President believes that the PKK is a threat to the United States, Iraq and to Turkey. And we have been coordinating and working with Turkey in order to -- and the Iraqis -- in order to help eliminate the terrorist threat that exists there. 12/18/2007

REALITY:

US Military Not Told of Turkey Bomb Plan
Dec 18, 9:01 PM (ET)
By PAULINE JELINEK

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military commanders in Iraq didn't know Turkey was sending warplanes to bomb in northern Iraq until the planes had already crossed the border, said defense and diplomatic officials, who were angered about being left in the dark.